Author Archives: faithmariephoto

Since undergrad, I’ve prided myself on being a rather inclusive person. You know? I’ve liked to think that I was a good ally. I listen when others that are unlike me talk, I engage with the discourse, I’m an activist for causes that do not benefit me, and I erase words from my vocabulary whenContinue reading “In Which I Finally Shut Up And Learn To Listen (Goals for 2020)”

I’ve never really understood Advent. They say its about waiting and longing. Waiting for Jesus now just like they did in the days before he was born. It’s about waiting for the second coming. My oldest brother loves Advent, but I’ve never quite got it. I have a dark history with eschatology, the second coming,Continue reading “i've been waiting (reflections on Advent)”

   “All are welcome to come to the table.”    It’s a phrase that is echoed in church a lot. The Table. We talk a lot about this Table. It means the Space. Fellowship. Relationship. Having a spot at the Table means having a voice and being fully accepted in. This Table is where decisionsContinue reading “Making My Own Space At The Table”

   “Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.”So God created mankind in his ownContinue reading “A Christian Call for Support of Mother Earth”

   Faith,    If you’re reading this, that means time travel has been invented. If everything works out, you are 8 years old. It’s sometime in the fall. The leaves have almost completely fallen off the trees, leaving them bare in the way that makes you run out of the van and press your bodyContinue reading “Show This To My 8 Year Old Self In The Event of The Invention of Time Travel”

*Warning: General Marvel and Endgame spoilers throughout*   Dear Tony Stark,    I’ve never really told anyone this, but I’ve always kinda wanted to be a super hero.    I grew up in church being taught that it was my destiny to save people from hell by telling them about Jesus. I was always told IContinue reading “Dear Tony Stark”

   hey.    It’s been like three months since I’ve blogged. It’s been a while since I’ve seen many of my friends. It’s been a long time since I’ve been open and vulnerable. It’s just…it’s just been a while.    Life has been insane. I barely know where to begin.    I’ve been having aContinue reading “hello friend (I know its been a while)”

   On Thursday I was sent from work after only 3 hours into my shift. My boss saw me lying on my break room floor, curled into the fetal position, and crying my eyes out. I was in so much pain I could barely walk. I was periodically running to the bathroom to cry andContinue reading “The Unabridged Journals of a Super Woman”

   I’m sorry.    I’m sorry that every time I address you it starts with an apology, as if you’re something I need to feel sorry about. But I’m sorry that I constantly feel the need to tell others I’m sorry on your behalf. Since when did I need permission for my body to existContinue reading “To My Body (The Last Apology)”